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Etienne Bonnot de Condillac Quotes on Mind

Etienne Bonnot, abbe de Condillac, was a French Enlightenment philosopher and the principal continental developer of empiricism after Locke. This page collects quotes attributed to Etienne Bonnot de Condillac on the topic of mind, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Etienne Bonnot de Condillac:

    “All knowledge is transformed sensation.”

  • Attributed to Etienne Bonnot de Condillac:

    “Language is the instrument of analysis.”

  • Attributed to Etienne Bonnot de Condillac:

    “The whole of metaphysics rests on the analysis of ideas.”

  • Attributed to Etienne Bonnot de Condillac:

    “Sensations alone make us what we are.”